Book-holder.



M. LE VINO.

BOOK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED m. 19. ms.

1,217,024. Patented Feb. 20,1917.

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BOOK-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

Application filed February 19, 1915. Serial No. 9,274.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MONROE Ln VINO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Book-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved bookholder more especially designed for use on desks for holding the telephone directory, reference book or other book within convenient reach of the allow the user to move the book into position for use without detaching it from the bookholder.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a frame mounted to swing on a bracket attached to a desk or other support, a pivot held on the upper rear corner of the frame for the book to swing on, and a rest movable on the front of the frame near the top thereof to close the frame at the front and to form a saddle or seat for the back of the book to rest on at the time the book is swung into position for use on the upper end of the frame.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the book holder in position on the desk with the book in position for use;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the book holder with the book shown in full lines when not in use and in dotted lines when in use;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan view of part of theframe and the pivot for the book the section being on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is asimilar view of the front portion of the frame at the saddle, the section being on the line H of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the pivotal end of the frame and the bracket for the same;

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view of the bookholder on the line 66 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged side elevation of the upper rear corner of one of the side pieces.

The bookholder consists essentially of a frame formed of two side pieces A and A from the book.

.the back of the book preferably made of wire bent into rectangular shape. The bottom bars B, B of the side pieces A, A are connected with each other intermediate their ends by a U-shaped cross piece B and the lower ends of the rear bars C, C of the side pieces terminate in converging arms 0 C attached to or formed into a vertically disposed pivot O seatedin a socket D of a bracket D secured to a desk E or other suitable support. The brac ret D is preferably located at one corner of the desk E to permit of conveniently swinging the bookholder from one side of the desk to a front position whenever it is desired to use the book for reference or other purposes. It will be noticed that the connection B as well as the converging arms C C permit of being bent to move the side pieces A and A nearer together or farther apart according to the thickness of the book F to be held between the side pieces of the frame. i

The book F is provided with a transverse aperture adjacent the back near the upper end and through this opening extends a pivot G held'in eyes H, H formed by bending the adjacent ends of the bars C, C and the top bars I, I readily understood by reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 7 By the arrangement described the book F is mounted to swing on the pivot G and when the book is in normal position its bottom rests on the connection B The eyes H, H are elongated and normally closed to hold the pivot G in place but the eyes may be opened by inserting a tool'betwcen the shanks of the eyes and prying the shanks apart to allow of disengaging the pivot G from the eyes whenever it is desired to remove the book from the holder or replace it thereon without first removing the pivot G The pivot Gr is preferably in the form of a rod provided at one end .with a nut or head G and terminating at the other end in a coil G having one or more convolutlons to allow of unbe'nding and straightening part of the coil for lengthen ing the pivot G whenever the side pieces A, A are moved apart a thicker book as previously explained.

WVhen it is desired to use the book, it is swung upward on the pivot G into the position shown in Fig. 1,

then resting on the correspondingly, as will be for accommodating the forward end of saddle J 1 in the form of a cross bar having 10 other side piece the occupant of the desk.

' the bottom, F the side frames with each other at the upthe coil G above nected from the one end formed into an eye engaging a bent portion K" formed in the front bar K of one of the side pieces of the frame, as shown, the side piece A. The free end of the saddle J terminates in a coil J forming a catch adapted to engage the front bar K of the The coil J is provided convolutions similar to described to allow of lengthening the saddle J whenever the side pieces A, A are moved farther apart. When the book F is in normal lowermost position the saddle J is in closed position and connects the front bars K, K with each other and thus extending across the front of the book F to hold the latter against movement while at rest between the side pieces A, A. When it is desired to swing the book F into uppermost position, the operator first disengages the coil J from the bar K and swings the saddle J into open position, after which the book F is swung upward until the back is above the saddle J, and then the latter is swung back into closed position to allow the back of the book to rest on the saddle J, as shown in Fig. 1 and indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 r

The bookholder shown and described is very simple and durable in construction and can be very cheaply manufactured and readily applied to a desk or other support. It is understood that the book F can be readily placed between the side pieces A, A and engaged with the pivot G to allow of swinging the book from normal lowermost position into uppermost position for use of It will be noticed that when the book F is in position for use its back is securely held between the upper portions of the side pieces A, A so that the book can be conveniently opened without danger of the book becoming disconholder or requiring the operator to hold the book while using it. 7

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A bookholder, comprising a bracket adapted to be shcured to a support, an upright frame mounted to swing on the said bracket, a pivot held on the upper rear corner of the frame and adapted to extend transversely through the back of a book to hold the latter in the frame, and a rest held on the front of the frame a distance below the top thereof to close the frame and to form a support for the book when the latter is swung upward into position for use.

2. A bookholder, comprising a frame having side pieces, the bottom connections connecting the side frames with each other at a transverse pivot connecting with one or more per rear corner, and a bar pivoted on the front of one of the side pieces near the upper end thereof and adapted to engage the other side piece to connect the side pieces with each otherat the front and to form a rest for the back of the book at the time the book is in position for use.

3. A bookholder comprising a frame having side pieces, bottom connections connecting the side pieces with each other at the bottom, one of the bottom connections being intermediate the ends of the side pieces and the other bottom connection being provided with a pivot pin, a transverse pivot connecting the side pieces with each other at the upper rear corner, a bar pivoted on the front of one of the side pieces near the upper end thereof and adapted to engage the other side piece to connect the side pieces with each other at the front and to form a rest for the back ofthe book at the time the book is in position for use, and a bracket adapted to be attached to a suitable support and engaged by the said pivot pin.

A. A bookholder provided with a frame formed of two rectangular side pieces made of wire, and an approximately U-shaped crosspiece rigidly attached at its ends to the bottom bars of the side pieces intermediate their ends, the said crosspiece extending in the plane of the said bottom bars and being capable of being bent to space the said side frames nearer together or farther apart according to the thickness of the book to be held between the said side pieces.

5. A bookholder provided with a frame having two rectangular side pieces made of wire and between which the book is to be held, a bent connecting bar connecting the bottom bars of the side pieces with each other intermediate the front and back, a pivot pin having upwardly extending and sidewise diverging bars connected with the said bottom bars at the rear end thereof, and a pivot connecting the rear upper corners of the side pieces with each other.

6. A bookholder provided with a frame having two rectangular side pieces made of wire and between which an article is to be held, a U-shaped connecting bar connecting the bottom bars of the side pieces with each other intermediate the front and back, a pivot pin having upwardly extending and sidewise diverging bars connected with the said bottom bars at the rear end thereof, a pivot connecting the rear upper corners of the side pieces with each other, and a resting and connecting bar pivoted on the front bar of one of the side pieces and terminating in a catch adapted to engage the front bar of the other side piece.

7; A bookholder provided with a frame having two rectangular side pieces made of wire and between which a book is to be held, the upper back corners of the side pieces being bent to form eyes, a pivot engaging the said eyes, and connections connecting the bottom bars of the side pieces with each other.

8. A bookholder provided with a frame having two rectangular side pieces made of wire and between which a book is to be held, the upper back corners of the side pieces being bent to form eyes and the front bar of one of the side pieces being provided near its upper end with a bend, a pivot engaging the said eyes, a connecting bar having an eye at one end free end of the connecting bar terminating in a catch adapted to engage the front bar of the other side piece, and bottom connections connecting the bottom bars of the side frames with each other.

9. A bookholder provided with a frame formed of two rectangular side pieces made of wire, the bottom bars of the side pieces being connected with each other by members capable of being bent to space the side frames nearer together or farther apart according to the thickness of the book to be held between the said side pieces, a pivot connecting the upper rear corners of the side pieces with each other, the pivot having a coil to permit of lengthening the pivot, and a saddle mounted to swing on the front member of one of the side pieces and terminating in a coil adapted to engage the front member of the other side piece, the said sadengaging the said bend, the

die coil permitting of lengtheningthe saddle.

10. A bookholder provided with a frame provided with two side pieces made of wire bent to provide elongated eyes adapted to open or close, and a pivot removably engaging the said eyes and adapted to pass through a book held between the said side pieces.

11. A. bookholder provided with a frame having side pieces adapted to be moved to ward or from each other, and a pivot connecting the said side pieces with each other and having a coil to permit of lengthening the pivot. I

12. A bookholder provided with a frame having side pieces adapted to be moved toward or from each other, an adjustable pivot adapted to pass through a book and connecting the said side pieces with each other, and a saddle pivoted at one side piece and terminating in a coil forming a catch adapted to engage the other side piece, the said coil permitting of lengthening the saddle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MONROE LE VINO.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, GEORGE H. EMSLIE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

